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Photo Credit: keepitsurreal The Squamish Lil wat Cultural Centre in Whistler BC is a green development, built to teach guests about the two distinctly different BC First Nations cultures. The Squamish Aboriginal people s territory extends from North Vancouver through Squamish to Whistler, and the Lil wat Aboriginal people s territory starts in Whistler and extends north through read more Click here to play

Photo Credit: MacLachlan Woodworking Museum Come visit the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum. Situated on 100 acres of parkland with a sandy beach, this beautiful museum features over 11,000 tools for woodworking and related trades and have 5 galleries including a cabinetmaker's shop, traditional logging and Canadian plane makers. read more Click here to play

(www.ARoadRetraveled.com) Detailed guide to vistiting the Vatican Museums.

What great reports this week! They have a youthful flavour to them both. YEL and YGMG5 - What?? Young Enterprise London and Young Graduates Museums and Galleries 5th annual program. Youth Enterprise London encourages students to start theeir own companies, teaches them how to develop and sell products and gives them bank accounts to manage! I remember when I used to have a wooden hoop and a stick etc...blablabla! YGMG5 is a real inspiration, run by the V&A and the British Museum, amongst others. They offer a training and mentoring program to students in their last two years at school. They take them behind the sceens of the most famous galleries and museums in the UK, and let them work in various different environments, getting the feel of how these wonderful institutions work. The all have massive IT departments, and science labs, as well as the usual front of house work.The students can even call experts, for homework help!!!

Art restorer Natalie Rosen never expected a legendary family heirloom, rumored to be owned by Catherine the Great, to suddenly turn up in her office. Then, just as quickly, it vanishes-along with the impulsive Natalie. Eric McDougal is the recovery agent. He lives to chase women-and stolen art and treasure. Now he gets to do both...

http://le-too.tumblr.com Sonic Tonic Atrophonic gone iconic. Agronomic. Youth. Now a museum piece.

Call it Museum 2.0. One of our most traditional institutions is undergoing a 21st century re-design. In an effort to keep up with changing times, more and more museums are turning to Twitter, Wikis and online communities to ask for the public's help in designing their exhibits.